A new discovery that the brain is directly connected to the body’s immune system can research could affect how we approach everything from Alzheimer’s to autism and multiple sclerosis, researchers say.

Proposed laws to rein in court-ordered guardians of the elderly and other incapacitate adults are currently moving through the state legislature. To underscore their importance, about two dozen families are meeting near Orlando this week …

Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the outgoing commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration, says she is responsible for steering the agency into a role in advancing medical product innovation and fast-tracking drug approvals.